Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faye Louise Bryson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Liverpool | ||
2009–2015 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | Everton | 42 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Bristol City | 18 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Reading | 37 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | (1) |
2024– | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024 |
Faye Louise Bryson is an English football player who plays as a defender for Sydney FC of the A-League Women. She has previously played for English clubs Everton, Bristol City, and Reading and Australian club Central Coast Mariners.
Bryson began her youth career with Liverpool FC before being released and moving to Everton's academy where she captained the team in the 2014 FA Woman's Youth Cup final. [2] Bryson made her senior debut in April 2015 in a WSL 2 match against London Bees. She scored her first goal for Everton against Aston Villa during the 2017 Spring Series. [3]
On 18 January 2020, Bryson left Everton to sign with the FA WSL team Bristol City. [4]
On 6 July 2021, Bryson joined Reading, signing a two-year deal at the FA WSL club. [5] After scoring one goal in 47 appearances, she departed the club in June 2023, at the end of her contract. [6]
In September 2023, Bryson joined A-League Women club Central Coast Mariners. [7]
In September 2024, Bryson joined A-League Women club Sydney FC. [8]
Bryson is in a relationship with Kyah Simon. [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2017 | FA Women's Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Bristol City | 2019–20 | FA Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2020–21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Reading | 2021–22 | FA Women's Super League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
Central Coast Mariners FC | 2022–23 | A-League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Sydney FC | 2023-24 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 97 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 123 | 4 |
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